Safety attachment for vehicles.



No. 700,957. Paterited May 27, I902.

J. P. LOWE.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOB VEHICLES.

(Application filed Apr. 1, 1902.) (No Model.)

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UNrTnn STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JACOB I. LOWE, OF BELLVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AMANDA LOWE, OF BELLVILLE, OHIO.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,957, dated May 27, 1902.

Application filed April 1, 1902. Serial No. 100,969. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AOOB P. LOWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellville, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Attachments for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in safety attachments for vehicles; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a means whereby horses are prevented from kicking when harnessed to a vehicle; second, to obviate the necessity of using a breeching attached to the harness, also to reduce the time in hitching; third, to make a cheap, durable, and efficient means for the purpose stated. These objects I accomplish by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of vehicle-thills,- showing my improved safety attachment in position as used. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the thills. Fig. 3 is a front view of safety attachment enlarged, showing two methods of securing the same to the thills.

Similar letters of reference indicate the several parts throughout the views.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 shows vehicle-thillsA attached to each thill, and extending across from one to the other is the safety-strap B. The said strap is provided at each end with metal connections 0. One

is shown.

connection O,passes through the thill A, the 40 to the safety-strap B at a suitable distance 45 from each end. To the said loops are attached the holdback-straps K. The said straps may bedispensed with, and the safety-strap will be just as efficient without them.

It will be readily seen by those skilled in the art that the strap B takes the place of the breeching, and when the vehicle is passing down an incline the strap B comes in contact with the breech of the horse, preventing the vehicle from running forward, and should the horse kick its legs come in contact with the strap B, preventing the horse from doing much damage.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A safety attachment for vehicles, comprising in combination with the thills,"a safetystrap having connections on its ends carrying eyes, straps passing through said eyes and engaging the thills for adjusting the tension of said safety-strap, loops carried by the safetystrap adjacent its ends, and holdback-straps engaging in said loops and secured to the forward portion of the thills, substantially as do scribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB P." LOWE.

Witnesses:

LEWIS MoORAY, FRANK WEYHMELLER. 

